British and World Historical Medals

Robert Ready, 1879, a uniface oval plated bronze plaque by G.A. Carter, bearded bust left, made by the electrotype process, 72 x 62mm (BDM V, 53). Very fine and extremely rare £120-150

Robert Cooper Ready (1811-1901), modeller, sigillarist and electrotypist, joined the British Museum in 1859 and soon pioneered the reproduction of coins and medals by the electrotype process, objects with which all numismatists are familiar and many of which are stamped rr on the edge. He is said to have made some 22,000 reproductions and he trained his sons, Augustus P. and Charles Ready, to continue the work